Three thousand miles in exile

The news that the Cenzhou camp had obtained a batch of Yan army horses quickly spread in the army. According to the usual practice, these must be handed over to the general, and then the general will distribute them uniformly.

In the past, Liu Zhan would have been overwhelmed by the spittle of the generals, but this time no one mentioned the matter of war horses.

Paper could not contain the fire, the news that the general divided his troops before the battle and put Prince Rui in danger had already been spread in the army.

At this time, the relationship between the General and Prince Rui is at its most delicate, whoever dares to be the scapegoat at this time may be angered.

A few days later, Liu Zhan was finally able to sit up, but Doctor Ma still forbade him to make big movements. The freshly scabbed wound was very fragile, and it would not be worth the loss if it burst open.

In the afternoon of this day, Prince Rui came to visit unexpectedly, Song Fenglin got the news and hurriedly avoided going out, he had met Prince Rui several times, if they met, they might be recognized.

Liu Zhan lay on the bed and wanted to get up in fear, but Prince Rui raised his hand to signal that he didn't need it. "This king is here to see if you are well, so the etiquette will be waived."

At noon, a chair was brought for Prince Rui to sit down and hot tea was served.

"Huh? This tea is well brewed." Prince Rui couldn't help but take two more sips.

Before Prince Rui came, Song Fenglin happened to make a pot of tea, so naturally Liu Zhan would not take the initiative to mention Song Fenglin. "Reporting to Prince Rui, when I sent people to Furong Pingding to clean the battlefield, I got a batch of horses from the Yan army. I just wanted to ask you how to deal with them."

"Put it away." Prince Rui waved his hand and said again when he remembered something.

"I have already told the general that I want to promote you to be a guerrilla general. I wanted you to directly fill Ouyang Jie's vacancy, but your qualifications are still young and the general did not agree because he was afraid that you would not be able to convince the public."

Speaking of this, Prince Rui was very annoyed. "It's a great achievement for you to save me. Even if you report it to the emperor, you will be rewarded generously. But this king can't report this matter to the court, so I'll just humiliate you."

In order to preserve Zhou Chan's reputation, to preserve Zhou's status, and at the same time for Prince Rui himself, no matter what angle one looks at, Prince Rui has no choice but to suppress this matter.

In fact, Liu Zhan had expected it.

Liu Zhan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are right. The general is your uncle after all. There must be another reason behind the division of troops."

Prince Rui shook his head, looking unhappy. "There is no need to say more about this matter, this king knows it well."

Prince Rui will never forget the scene where Zhou Chan suddenly left him to separate his troops and leave, and at the same time, Prince Rui will never forget the scene where Liu Zhan put on his armor to contain the Yan army instead.

He would never forget that feeling of helplessness, although he was a dude, he was not stupid, after this incident, Prince Rui had a deep understanding of power.

Prince Rui said again: "A guerrilla general can lead at least [-] soldiers under the command. This king promises you no upper limit. You have to grow up as soon as possible to become a personal soldier that this king can mobilize."

Liu Zhan struggled to get up, cupped his fists and said solemnly: "This subordinate takes orders!"

What Prince Rui gave was exactly what Liu Zhan needed most. Regardless of the difference between General Zhonglang and Guerrilla General, the power and freedom in the hands of a Guerrilla General is not only 01:30 points greater than that of Zhonglang General.

General Zhonglang can only be regarded as a deputy general, but the guerrilla general is a general who can march independently!

Guerrilla generals can set up an independent system of lieutenants under their command, and the deployment of soldiers and officers required for a barracks of more than 2 people is naturally very large.

As soon as Prince Rui left, the news that Liu Zhan was going to be promoted to guerrilla general spread like wildfire.

Needless to say, the scenes where Cao Zhuang went crazy with joy, the guards who came out of Wuyuan County all stood upright.

These personal guards lost more than 100 people and there are more than [-] people left. They have been reserve military officers from the beginning, and it is basically certain that the new military officers who Liu Zhan wants to be promoted will be promoted from among these people.

Song Fenglin opened the curtain and stepped into the tent. Liu Zhan was sitting on the edge of the bed with his upper body bare and stretching his arms. He felt that his joints were going to rust after lying down for a long time.

After this incident, Liu Zhan lost some weight, but he has a good foundation, and the tendons on his arms and back didn't have much impact. After he gradually improved, he ate more and he recovered.

"Congratulations to Lord Liu for being promoted to General Guerrilla." Song Fenglin joked when he came in.

Liu Zhan grinned and opened his arms. "How about the general's wife in my husband's arms?"

Song Fenglin gave him a blank look. Since the wound scabbed over, Liu Zhan has been restless and always fond of hands and feet. Song Fenglin knows him too well. If he is allowed to mess around, the wound may burst open again.

"I let someone boil some hot water, and I'll wash your hair and body after a while, but it will stink when you can't be rewarded."

Liu Zhan blinked. "Do I stink? Then why are you still willing to sleep with me at night?"

Song Fenglin turned around without saying a word and made himself a cup of hot tea to drink.

Liu Zhan followed his back with a smile on his face. "You hug me so tightly after you fall asleep, and you always like to drill into my neck."

"..." Song Fenglin almost choked on the tea, and the tips of his ears turned red.

Liu Zhan wanted to continue teasing him, but Huang Wushi commanded two soldiers to bring two buckets of hot water and some saponins.

"Mr. Song, do you need me to stay and help?" Huang Wushi asked.

Song Fenglin said lightly: "No need, you just send someone to guard and not allow anyone to come in."

In the afternoon, he took orders to go down.

The barracks in the afternoon was very quiet, only the occasional sounds of soldiers practicing in the distance.

Liu Zhan was lying on the bed and stretched out from the edge of the bed. Song Fenglin supported him with his hands to wash his hair.

Parents in ancient times believed that the body, hair, and skin should be handed down, and parents could not cut their hair at will, but Liu Zhan didn't like this. If his hair was too long, he would cut it short. Therefore, after his bun was untied, his hair was just above his shoulders, and it was easy to wash.

"How can I let Mr. Song wash my hair in person?" Liu Zhan sighed with emotion.

Song Fenglin flicked the handkerchief onto his face and rubbed it to wash his face, expressing clearly that he wanted him to shut up.

"Haha." Liu Zhan couldn't help laughing, and the next moment his hair was rubbed into a chicken coop.

After washing his hair, Liu Zhan sat on the head of the bed and asked Song Fenglin to wipe his body. Song Fenglin wiped his upper body for him, and asked him to do his lower body.

No matter what Liu Zhan said, he was unwilling to do it himself. He even pulled his trousers and spread his legs carelessly. A suspicious tent had already been set up in the middle.

Song Fenglin was upset. "What the hell are you thinking all day long!"

"Miss you." Liu Zhan answered simply, and even lifted the tent shamelessly.

"Touch me."

"No!" Song Fenglin took a step back without thinking, but Liu Zhan grabbed his hand and pulled him into his arms.

"Doctor Ma said you..." The next moment, the frenzied kiss came unexpectedly, making Song Fenglin a little suffocated.

Liu Zhan's big hand covered Song Fenglin's slender white hand.

"Okay..." Song Fenglin didn't know how long it took, but his right hand felt so sore.

Liu Zhan kissed and licked and bit his neck. "No, not yet..."

On this day, Song Fenglin originally had several documents to write for the guards to take back to Wuyuan County, but his hands were so sore that he trembled when he lifted the pen, and the written words could not be read, so he had to give up.

Three days later, the deputy general under the general's command personally delivered Liu Zhan's inauguration papers and the guerrilla general's seal, along with two dark blue official uniforms.

Liu Zhan sat on the chair of the grand master and played with the seal in his hand, which was the size of a baby fist. Great Chu valued civility over martial arts, and deliberately lowered the rank of military officers by one level when the country was founded.

Therefore, the guerrilla general already has the title of general but is only a fifth-rank officer. Liu Zhan doesn't care about it.

What Liu Zhan was worried about was that Prince Rui allowed him to have no upper limit on the number of soldiers, so there must be so many soldiers. Over the years, Northern Xinjiang has conscripted several times, and Liu Zhan would not be able to get [-] soldiers if he searched again.

Although the imperial court promised to recruit troops in the Central Plains to enrich the northern border, but more than half a year passed and there was no movement.

This time, the Northern Army lost a lot of people for the Yangguan battle. After Liu Zhan was promoted to a guerrilla general, he also took charge of the Daizhou battalion, and the two battalions of the Cenzhou battalion only had more than 1 soldiers.

There are also many problems with the Daizhou battalion. It was originally under Ouyang Jie's command. After Ouyang Jie's death, the three battalions under his command were divided up.

In the current situation of the Northern Army, Xu Muyuan is the only vanguard general under General Zhou Chan, and there are two town generals at the next level, one is Zhang Taining, the other is Zhou Sui, the general's retainer, and the guerrilla general is only Liu Zhan. .

In addition to Liu Zhan, there were four guerrilla generals. All four of the guerrilla generals who served as the vanguard for the first Yangguan battle died for their country.

However, there are several Zhonglang generals who are generals and deputy generals. For example, Zhao Wuguang, who has been at odds with Liu Zhan, is Zhonglang general.

Having said that, General Zhonglang, who is in command of the Daizhou camp, is the son-in-law of the Fang family in Daizhou. To filter again.

There are also sudden extra vacancies that need to be filled by suitable people. For the vacancies of two lieutenants, one is for Cao Zhuang, and the other is for Li Xiaolian, who is guarding the base camp in Cenzhou.

There is also Cao Ming and Liu Zhan who also want to recruit him back and bring him to practice with him. We can't waste a good seedling, and many people don't list them one by one.

These brothers who grew up with Liu Zhan may be immature and have various shortcomings, but loyalty, obedience and eagerness to learn are the essence that Liu Zhan values ​​most.

Cao Zhuang and the others are all outstanding in martial arts, what they lack is the experience of leading troops to fight.

To say that the person Liu Zhan wants to bring with him the most is actually Song Fenglin, not because of his personal relationship, but because Song Fenglin's strategy has its own uniqueness, which often makes Liu Zhan sigh.

Liu Zhan knew very well that he lacked a think tank in his army. He thought that although he had a lot of problems with Pei Gongli, he could still use it.

But for the past few days, Song Fenglin temporarily handled military affairs on behalf of Liu Zhan, and the perfect arrangement made Liu Zhan no longer look at Pei Gongli who was full of minor problems.

What's more, Song Fenglin can also teach those rough guys how to use their brains.

Liu Zhan was unconsciously fascinated when he thought about it. The seedlings he valued were all placed in the six counties of Cenzhou. Who will host?

Liu Zhan rubbed his forehead with a headache.

"It's time to drink the medicine." At this time Song Fenglin came over with the medicine.

Liu Zhan drank it all in one gulp, but when Song Fenglin turned to leave, he suddenly pulled him into his arms, resting his chin on Song Fenglin's shoulder and softening.

"Fenglin, don't leave, stay in the camp and take care of me?"

Song Fenglin was helpless. "The project in Wild Pine Ridge cannot do without me."

Liu Zhan hummed in despair. "Just thinking about the list of officers gives me a headache. There will be so many things to arrange at that time. I will be crazy busy alone."

Da Zhuang and the others don't know anything, they have to learn from the beginning every time they are promoted, and Liu Zhan's promotion is too fast, and even the brothers below rush to the shelves.

Such an army really has a lot of problems, Song Fenglin also feels a headache when he thinks of this.

"Do you have a list of the officers under your command?" Song Fenglin asked.

Liu Zhan shook his head. Except for Cao Zhuang and the others, no matter where they were placed, everyone felt almost meaningless, which made Liu Zhan very entangled.

Song Fenglin got up and walked to the desk. "Tell me who you like, and I'll list them for your reference."

The two of them discussed for a whole day and finally decided on the general regulations. Most of the military officers who had been arranged to serve in the six counties of Cenzhou earlier would be transferred back, and Xinque would choose a replacement from Liu Zhan's [-] personal guards.

Song Fenglin thought about it carefully, now that Liu Zhan had just been promoted to a guerrilla general and had gone through a big battle, and the camp was full of waste, it was really inappropriate for him to leave at this time.

He could stay for a few more days until Liu Zhan fully recovered from his injuries before leaving. During these days, Lu Shusheng and Wen Qingshan could supervise the construction in Wild Pine Ridge.

"I'm going to go back when I recover from my injury. I just want to send you back." Liu Zhan also wanted to go back to see the progress of Ye Songling. His wound has already formed a thick layer of scab, and at most half of it is still needed. months to heal.

During this period of time, Liu Zhan still had a lot of things to arrange properly. One was to submit the list of officers under his command to Prince Rui for approval. After Prince Rui approved it, the general was just going through the motions.

The second is that he has to personally report to the general. After all, the general is Liu Zhan on the peak, and he should see the general regardless of emotion or reason.

After Liu Zhan recovered seven or eight points from his injury, he took a carriage to the city to report to Zhou Chan, accompanied by Cao Zhuang.

General's House.

"The last general pays homage to the general." Liu Zhan knelt on one knee and cupped his fists.

Zhou Chan sat at the head drinking tea, wearing a long-sleeved satin gown, looking a bit like a Confucian general, if you only look at the appearance, Zhou Chan has a gentle and kind face like a clay sculpture of a Bodhisattva.

It is such a good face, in Liu Zhan's eyes, Zhou Chan is a smiling fox with duplicity.

Liu Zhan knelt for about two cups of tea, and his wounds became more and more painful. It was not until Zhou Chan saw cold sweat dripping from his forehead that he raised his hand.

"sit down."

"Thank you, General." Liu Zhan didn't change his face, endured the severe pain and sat down next to the edge of the chair, his attitude was still respectful and fearful.

Zhou Chan put down the teacup. "In the past, I was mistaken. General Liu is a young hero and has a bright future."

Liu Zhan said neither humble nor overbearing: "Thanks to the appreciation of the General and Prince Rui, the general will definitely do his best to serve the Great Chu after his death."

No matter what Zhou Chan ridiculed, Liu Zhan's answers were watertight, vividly showing the image of a straight-hearted general, you came and I went back and forth several times, but Zhou Chan didn't find out anything.

Zhou Chan held his breath in his heart. In his eyes, Liu Zhan was just an ant, and he couldn't just press him to death casually.

On the side of Prince Rui, he still had to coax him, in Zhou Chan's eyes, Prince Rui was just a child, and even a child has a big temper.

Right now, follow him first, anyway, Prince Rui and Liu Zhan can't make any troubles, there is a Zhou family on top, in front of the mountain of Zhou family, Prince Rui can only be obedient and obedient.

There is only one thing, Zhou Chan must warn Liu Zhan.

"Prince Rui is about the same age as you, so he values ​​that you must have the friendship of his peers. You have to remember that you are just a bastard from a poor family. Don't think that you can do something extraordinary if you are favored by Prince Rui."

"Such a thing like killing a family member, if there is another time, this old man will definitely kill you, even Prince Rui can't protect you."

Liu Zhan hurriedly knelt down again. "The general, please forgive me, the last general dare not."

Zhou Chan snorted coldly. "The old man and Prince Rui belong to the same family behind closed doors. They have the same blood. How can a commoner like you understand that obediently following Prince Rui's side as a playmate? If there is something out of line... Humph!"

Liu Zhan lowered his head.

"Some things are rotten in the old man's stomach, don't make Prince Rui suspicious again, the old man can grant you an official position, but he can also demote you into the quagmire." Zhou Chan finished speaking emphatically.

This is a warning to Liu Zhan not to reveal the matter of Baoshan, if Prince Rui finds out, the only thing waiting for him is death, don't think that Prince Rui can save him, Prince Rui can only compromise with Zhou Chan.

A mere Liu Zhan really didn't catch Zhou Chan's eyes, Zhou Chan let King Rui let Liu Zhan form a personal army, but he just wanted to reconcile with Prince Rui as soon as possible.

After kneeling for another half an hour, Zhou Chan let Liu Zhan leave.

Walking out of the General's Mansion, Cao Zhuang was already so angry that he couldn't stop breathing like an irritated cow. "Boss, General..."

Liu Zhan raised his hand to signal him to stop talking. "Help me into the carriage."

As soon as Liu Zhan lay down on the carriage, someone rushed into the General's Mansion. Liu Zhan lifted the curtains. He had a little impression that the man was Zhou Chan's housekeeper.